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MT. VERNON — With Senate Bill 9 in Illinois now law, state officials are looking at what rules are needed to make sure coal ash left over from power plants across the state will not continue to be a human health risk. There will be a public hearing as a part of the rule-making process…

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is launching a search for a new chancellor. The Southern Illinoisan reports the search is being conducted at the same time that the Board of Trustees is searching for a new president of the SIU system. The board hopes to complete the presidential search by the end of this year.…

EAST ST. LOUIS — A Centralia man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal drug and gun related charges. U.S. Attorney for Illinois’ Southern District Steven D. Weinhoft said in a press release that 48-year-old David Herron pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess meth and heroin, possession with intent to distribute meth, and…

Gardening doesn’t have to end when the calendar turns to fall. Join Ken Johnson, horticulture educator to learn about the crops that can be grown as well as other garden and yard activities to do in the fall. Register for this and all of this fall’s Four Seasons series at: https://extension.illinois.edu/global/four-seasons-gardening-webinar-series

Friday, October 4, 2019 Hot October Nights! ON SALE • $45 – $149+ Tickets available at LiveNation.com or the Club Fitness Box Office at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. Tickets may be subject to fees.

Sunday, October 6, 2019 ON SALE • $49.50 – $69.50 TIME • Show 7:30pm Up close and personal …. The tour will “combine spellbinding piano music with side-splitting jokes and revealing insights into his 50-plus-year career.” A statement on the tour continues: “Expect an evening of superb musicianship, featuring music from Yes, Rick’s own solo epics…